Date: Sat, 2 Dec 2017 21:47:55 -0700 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> Cc: Eitan Adler <lists@eitanadler.com>, "freebsd-arch@freebsd.org" <arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Deprecating / Removing floppy drive support Message-ID: <CANCZdfrYdQTtjZJ_%2BjSVr25wjAZXd-%2B4atSaeT5ahfprbtXHWw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <201712030331.vB33VPmC023873@slippy.cwsent.com> References: <imp@bsdimp.com> <CANCZdfoukb=-YxU6Jp-fqfj18yaOTOuX746yJCgL0YgwNEK8Dg@mail.gmail.com> <201712030331.vB33VPmC023873@slippy.cwsent.com>
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On Sat, Dec 2, 2017 at 8:31 PM, Cy Schubert <Cy.Schubert@komquats.com> wrote: > bms@ has given me USB floppy formatting code which I'd planned to merge > into fdformat but considering the underlying devices are so very different > it would be a difficult marriage. I'd be willing to support a ufdformat > instead. I'm keen on getting that into the tree. I have a ufd device and a need to use it from time to time. If nothing else, I can be a reviewer of the code. Is ufd working for you? > > > > Normally, I'd argue we might want to have a release where it's > deprecated, > > but it already was unusable in 11, and barely usable in 10 and has been a > > shadow of its former self for much longer than that. > > The reason to keep some form of floppy support, eder fd or ufd is for the > purpose of copying (dd) floppy media into image files for use with > virtualbox or bhyve VMs. -- (One could say the same for CD and DVD drives. > My new laptop at $JOB has no CD/DVD drive.) I digress. I think the ability > to copy media to image files for VMs might be a reason to keep some form of > support fd or ufd. I'm not sure I understand what you're saying here... Warner
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